Published 12:00 am, Sunday, April 7, 2013

Supervisors vote based on a weighted formula calculated by the population of their respective municipalities. That voting configuration hasn't been updated since 2002. Using population data from the 2010 Census, those numbers will be recalculated, but the majority of the voting strengths of supervisors will only fluctuate by a few votes.

The town of Hamilton will realize the largest gain in voting strength, with 10 more votes for a total of 139. The town of Sullivan will continue to carry the largest number of votes, with 280 votes -- five fewer than right now. The city of Oneida supervisors follow with a combined total vote of 240, although with four supervisors, each only carries an individual voting strength of 65 or 55 depending on the ward they represent. The town of Lenox is next, with 188 votes, followed by Cazenovia with 147.

In total, the entire board represents 1,500 votes. A public hearing is scheduled for the board's May 14 meeting.

The board will also consider a resolution supporting two bills before the New York State Assembly that would address vacant structures. The proposed bills would require lending institutions that hold mortgages on vacant structures to provide contact information for the owners of those properties to local municipalities. That information, required to be posted on vacant structures and turned over to local governments, could be used to contact the owners of properties that become dilapidated and depreciate the value of surrounding properties.

The county highway department will look for the board's approval on its roster of roads scheduled to be rehabilitated this year. That list includes 3.56 miles of East Road in Cazenovia, at a cost of $566,363; 1.4 miles of Juddville Road in the village Cazenovia, at a cost of $103,700; 0.7 miles of Forman Street in Cazenovia, at a cost of $63,036; 5.25 miles of Eaton Brood Road in the towns of Nelson and Eaton, at a cost of $848,779; 2.7 miles of North Main Street in the town of Lenox and village of Canastota, at a cost of $431,288; 0.64 miles of New Boston Street in the village of Canastota, at a cost of $51,648; various portions of Buyea Road in the towns of Smithfield and Lincoln, at a cost of 168,780; 1.37 miles of Middle Road in the city of Oneida, at a cost of $100,776; 0.45 miles of Chapel Street in the city of Oneida, at a cost of $45,954; and 1.77 miles of Quarterline Road in Madison, at a cost of $165,000.

In other business, the board will consider:

Appointing Joanne Miller to the title of second deputy probation director as of April 9 at a salary rate of $54,448.

An agreement with PAG Consulting at a rate of $110 an hour, not to exceed $12,160, to draft a request for proposal to update the county's telephone system.